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From Rabbi Jack |
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John {13:21} “After He had said this,
Yeshua was troubled in spirit and testified, “Very truly I tell you, one of
you is going to betray Me.” {13:22} His disciples stared at one another, at a
loss to know which of them he meant. {13:23} One of them, the disciple whom
Yeshua loved, was reclining next to Him. {13:24} Simon Peter motioned to this
disciple and said, “Ask Him which one He means.” {13:25} Leaning back against
Yeshua, he asked Him, “Lord, who is it?” {13:26} Yeshua answered, “It is the
one to whom I will give this piece of bread when I have dipped it in the
dish.” Then, dipping the piece of bread, He gave it to Judas, the son of
Simon Iscariot. {13:27} As soon as Judas took the bread, Satan entered into
him. So, Yeshua told him, “What you are about to do, do quickly.” {13:28} But
no one at the meal understood why Yeshua said this to him. {13:29} Since
Judas had charge of the money, some thought Yeshua was telling him to buy
what was needed for the festival, or to give something to the poor.” These passages of Scripture were part of our Bible Reading Plan for June 3. Often, I have been asked how Yeshua and His disciples could be celebrating the Passover Seder if He was crucified on the Passover. In reading these scriptures this verse caught my attention: John {13:29} “Since Judas had charge of the money, some thought Yeshua was telling him to buy what was needed for the festival, or to give something to the poor.” A Passover tradition which has extended from biblical times until present day, is to give charity to the poor before Passover. Most often it is done by giving baskets containing food for the Passover Seder. What is interesting is that it was and still is done before Passover, not on the Passover. The second observation I made is that the disciples thought that Yeshua gave Judas money to buy what was needed for the Festival. Obviously, the Festival they were referring to was the upcoming Passover because they already had all they needed for the meal they were eating; Yeshua having instructed His disciples to make the necessary preparations to celebrate. Luke {22:8} “Yeshua sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and make preparations for us to eat the Passover.” |
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From Ellen |
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I write this in hope that we have all increased
in our relationship with the God Most High and Mighty! I often write about sin. Sadly, this subject is ever present in not only individuals but nationwide; no worldwide! You have read and heard often that if we say we do not sin then we are liars…oops, yet another sin on top of our other sins. I am not without sin that is why I can recognize it. Another common sin that we all commit is calling others out about their sin when we know we have done the same at one time or another. A proud
look, a lying
tongue, hands that
shed innocent blood, a heart
that devises wicked plans, feet that
are swift in running to do evil, a false
witness who speaks lies, and one who
sows discord among brethren.” Ouch! Although you and I have not committed all those listed intentionally, we still stand guilty of at least a few. Have we repented? Without repentance and swift repentance, at that, we are not forgiven. I am not talking about the person that has been sinned against, although we need to apologize to them, but repenting to GOD! So, think about it. How many times a day, an hour, a minute or even a second do we think of lying, glance at someone with haughty look, wish someone was gone from your life so as not to have to deal with them, devising a plan that will trip someone up because they have exposed some sin in your life, run to join in on revealing the wickedness in others, said something terrible about someone that does not take your side, and whether right or not speak ill of fellow Believers, primarily to vindicate ourselves of our sin. One of the big things about sinning is that we have to remember the first time we sinned so we can keep face…you know what I mean, saying we could not keep a promise when we did not even remember the promise we originally made. Life is confusing enough so why add sin to it. Here are some reasons… you may want to make yourself look better than
the other person; you are envious of someone’s life; you were not chosen first; you exaggerate your situation to keep up with the
next and so many more. If you are reading this then try to keep count of how many times you sinned by just thinking about what was listed. I pray that you become strengthened in your faith in God and in yourself so sinning will not be prevalent in your life but repentance will. BTW, I pray the same for my life in Yeshua! |
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From the Rabbi's Desk - Weekly Torah portions by Rabbi Jack (Ya'acov) Farber.
Sunday, June 9, 2024
Parsha Bamidbar (In the Wilderness)
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